Crime Rates at Stroud Avenue, Short Heath, Willenhall, WV12 4EA

Stroud Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Short Heath , and the 155th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EA) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Short Heath average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stroud Avenue (WV12 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Douglas Davies Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.